He adds that Microsoft can play kingmaker here, given its pivotal role as the provider of search services on the site.
While it has no immediate prospect of addressing its relative weakness in fighter aircraft, it is keen to boost its role as a provider of the clever electronics that they need.
China's ZTE, which has somehow silently risen through the ranks to become the world's number six phone manufacturer by volume, is said to be prepping a renewed global assault that will see it move beyond its typical role as a provider of low-end dumbphone fare to occupy the low-end smartphone niche, a market with traditionally limited choice.
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But Motorola was not investing as it should have been in software integration systems that would allow it to retain its role as the system provider of choice.
The male role of the past as provider and earner has come under pressure from consumerism, she will say, leaving Britain's boys growing up in a culture of "hyper-masculinity", which is fuelling misogyny and homophobia.
While overt fraud is the purview of the government, for those practitioners who are truthful regarding their qualifications there is no role for the government to regulate the provider-patient relationship by requiring the involvement of a physician.
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The role it sees is being the critical hardware provider, adding value to what is likely to be a commodity business by getting into software that bridges the old and new worlds, and services around a few key industries, most likely healthcare and retail.
In these webs, China has played a huge role, variously serving over the years as a provider of equipment and technology, or a middleman for procurement.
The bottom line is that while you might not ever have heard of Fabrinet, the company plays a key role in the optical networking sector, as a sole source provider of many components.
As a result, when I rose up the IT chain, I did so not just thinking about my role as an order taker or as just an internal service provider, but also as a business leader and change agent.
Understanding your role in negotiating an insurance claim helps bring a healthy perspective to your relationship with any service provider.
That catastrophe, at least for the moment, recast the role of government, not as the enemy but as a mobilizer of our dedicated first-responders and provider for those in need.
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